Firies cook up a fun day and fundraiser for catering arm

WHEN you think of the Rural Fire Service, images of brave firefighters fill your head.

WHEN you think of the Rural Fire Service, images of brave firefighters fill your head.

But who fills the stomachs of those hardworking firies who are often on fire grounds for days at a time?

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COOKING: Pat Rogers, Scott Cone, Damon Sullivan and Peter (‘Landy') Coulton are all set for tomorrow's camp oven cook-off and fun day at the West Tamworth bowlo. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 230514GOD01

It’s not a much-publicised fact, but there’s a catering division within the RFS that is responsible for feeding the troops, whether it’s making sandwiches in the scrub or cooking up hot and tasty meals in trusty camp ovens.

That’s part of the reasoning behind tomorrow’s fundraiser and fun day at West Tamworth Sports and Bowling Club – and the other reason is to attract people to support their local club.

Club member Scott Cone said it was a win-win situation – to help out the firies and get some people along to enjoy social bowls, a barbecue, novelty events, face-painting, entertainment by Steve Charles, Patti Morgan and others, and a camp oven cook-off.